Innocent Witness: Aleppo’s Devastation as Seen By its Children

As the noose tightens on Aleppo, with hundreds of people being killed over the past week amidst a new government offensive, take a look back at the stories of children in the Syrian city engulfed by devastation.

NBC News first met the Kiwan family in Jordan where they were refugees from the war in neighboring Syria. Today, the family lives in Marietta, Georgia, where daughter Hala will soon begin a series of life-saving heart operations.

Aleppo's Children: What Life Is Like for Children in War-Torn Syria1:40

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A 5-year-old bloodied Syrian boy in an ambulance captivated the world — for a moment. But as the world moves on, Omran Daqneesh and 75,000 other children will continue to fight for survival in a war zone.